Sheet metal panel raceway including recesses

A rolling-element bearing comprising:

• a first rolling-element bearing ring comprising a cylindrical raceway element formed from a sheet metal strip having a length and a width and bent into a cylinder such that a first longitudinal end of the strip is materially bonded to a second longitudinal end of the strip at at least one joint, a surface of the strip forming a raceway of the first rolling-element bearing ring and the surface including at least one recess,
• a second rolling-element bearing ring, and
• a plurality of rolling elements between the first rolling-element bearing ring and the second rolling-element bearing ring,
• wherein a first axial end of the cylindrical raceway element lies in a first plane and a portion of a second axial end of the cylindrical raceway element lies in a second plane parallel to the first plane,
• wherein the at least one recess extends axially into the cylindrical raceway from the second plane, and
• wherein the at least one joint extends from the first axial end of the raceway to the first recess.

A rolling-element bearing comprising:

• a first rolling-element bearing ring comprising a cylindrical raceway element formed from an octagonal sheet metal strip having a length and a width and bent into a cylinder such that a first longitudinal end of the strip meets a second longitudinal end of the strip at at least one joint, a surface of the strip forming a raceway of the first rolling-element bearing ring and the surface including at least one recess,
• a second rolling-element bearing ring, and
• a plurality of rolling elements between the first rolling-element bearing ring and the second rolling-element bearing ring,
• wherein the at least one recess is elongated with a longitudinal direction extending obliquely to a circumferential direction of the raceway element.